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Iran war: One miscalculation after another
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 24/03/2026
» Still not four full weeks into the war, and already Donald Trump's "short-term excursion" -- decapitate the Iranian regime with a surprise attack and impose harsh terms on the defeated survivors -- has morphed into a global economic crisis and a region-wide war that could destroy the wealth of all the countries on both sides of the Gulf. At the very least.
Tackle food waste, curb pollution
News, Edel S. Garingan, Published on 24/03/2026
» Climate change and air pollution are not driven by carbon dioxide alone. To address global warming, we must also address extremely powerful pollutants like methane, which has the capacity to trap heat in the atmosphere far more effectively than carbon dioxide over a short period of time.
Power rivalry heats up Mekong region
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 24/03/2026
» The Thai saying, maenam maimee promdan (rivers have no boundaries), fittingly applies to the mighty Mekong River, known in China as the Lancang.
Long stay doubts
News, Published on 24/03/2026
» Re: "30-day visa-free stay 'sufficient', says minister", (BP, March 21) & "Thailand reviewing visa-free stays as local complaints pile up" & "Phuket up in arms on long‑stay visa", (BP, March 18).
Pitchamon falls short once again
Sports, Published on 24/03/2026
» Pitchamon Opatniputh lost to veteran Nozomi Okuhara in the women's singles final of the US$250,000 Orleans Masters Badminton 2026 in France on Sunday.
LaGuardia crash kills two after Air Canada jet hits vehicle
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/03/2026
» An Air Canada Express plane with 76 people aboard collided with a fire truck shortly after landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late Sunday, killing the two pilots.
Pope Leo says aerial military strikes should be banned
Reuters, Published on 23/03/2026
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo sharply criticised aerial bombardments on Monday, saying they are indiscriminate and should be banned, in his latest anti-war comments as the US-Israeli war on Iran enters its fourth week. Leo, the first US pope, did not specifically mention the expanding conflict in a meeting with executives and staff from Italy's ITA Airways, but he strongly decried the use of airpower in warfare.
War seen unlikely to disrupt internet services in Thailand
Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 23/03/2026
» Major telecommunications operators have reassured customers that their internet services in Thailand remain stable and unaffected, mainly due to their network redundancy systems and diversified routing paths, despite potential risks to undersea cable systems stemming from the conflict in the Middle East.
Trump postpones military strikes on Iranian power plants
Reuters, Published on 23/03/2026
» WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States has had good and productive conversations with Iran and he will order the military to postpone any military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days.